The Delta independent., 1887-03-01
Proceedings of the Board of County
Commissioners.
Delta, Colorado, Feb'y, IA, 1857.

session. Present. II. B. Hamilton,
Chairman. Dist. No. /; I. II. Mower,
Dist, No. 2; Aaron Clougll. Dist. No. 3
L. l.. Kellogg, Clerk.
The minutes of the regular session
of January 8, 4, o and ., were read and
approved
Petition for II road i'll Fps. IS and IA,
r, o5 w. 9th p. NJ, after the reading.
was changed so rs to read ION east side
of valley" instead of ION west side of
valley" was approved and the road
ordered public highway. F, A.
Brown was allowed $50 damages.
The following Official Bonds were
approved: j. ID. Morrow. Road ovei-
deer, Dist. 3; Jay +. Smith, Road ovei-
seer, Dist. 10; Josiah S. Barton, Con-
stable, Precinct No. 3.
Claims audited and $776.20 allowed
and ordered by the Board that warrants
be drawn on the General Fund for the
several am0unts.record of which is
made in the register of warrants. on
page Alsu ST. allowed and or
dered that warrants he drawn on the
Contingent fund for the amount. re-
rd OF which Is made in the register
of that Fund OH page And $780,
90 was allowed and ordered that war
rants be drawn ON the Road Fund for
the several amounts, record Of which
is made in the register of Road war
rants on page.
The following Preamble and reso-
lutions We're, on motion of I. ii. Now
er. adopted. and the Clerk ordered to
send Il copy of them to the Board Of
County Commissioners Of Gunnison
county Colorado.
PREAMBLE.
Whereas, the county of Delta was
created out the county of Gunnison by
an act of the General Assembly of Col
oratlo. approved Feb. IL. 1888, Session
Laws, 1888, pages PAD;
And, IVhereas, section 10 of said act
is AS follows. to-wit:
The present Indebtedness Of the coun-
"ty of Gunnison shall be appOrtioned
| "between the county of Gunnison and
"the county Of Delta. in proportion to
''the ratio which the taxable property
"of that portion of the county of Gun
''insun. which is now included within
"ihe boundaries of Delta county bears
Ito taxable property of the county of
'Gunnison, as shown by the assess-
| ''ment rolls for the year 1882"
And. mhareas, section II OF said act
| is rs follows, tO-wIt:
| 1.-The boards of County Commission
| "ers of said counties of Guniisun and
delta shall have full power and au-
"thority to adjust and settle all mat
tiers of revenue that may he necessary
| ITO adjust and settle OH account of the
formation Of said new county Of Del
''ta, and also apportion the Indebted
lied in section ten of this act, and for
| "tliese purposes the said commissioners
"Of GunisOn and Delta counties shall
''ineet at the town Of GunnisOn upon
''ten days notice in writing being given
| 'by the Commissioners of either c0un-
| 'ty to the Commissioners of the other
| county, at any time after the officers
"cf the county Ut Delta shall have been
"duly appointed and qualified. and Il
'majority OF the united boards Of Com
"missioners Of the counties Of Gunni-
'son and Delta shall be legal quorum
Ito adjust said revenue and IA appor-
''tiou said indebtedness of said Gunni-
''sOn county. In case there shall not
''be quorum present at any of said
| meetings, or in case the said Commas
"sioners fail to agree OIL the adjust
| ''meiit of said revenue and the appOr-
''ti0nMent of indebtedness of said couh-
| "ty. then upon request Of either Of said
"boarls Of Commissioners the Govern
"or of this State is hereby authorized
land required to appoint ii disinterest-
.ed person to adjust and settle said
"matters of revenue and Indebtedness,
land bis decision shall lie final. The
"expenses of such arbitration, if any
"shall lie required, as to the present i'll
"debiedness Of Ginnison county. shall
"be paid in equal proportion by said
counties Of Gunnison and Delta;"
| Aud. 1ciiereus, at the meeting had at
the town of Guunison pursuant to the
terms of said sect ion 2l to adjust and
settle all matters Of Levenue that il
was necessary 10 adjust and settle OH
account Ut the formation uf said couil-
ty of Delta and to apportion the i'll
debtedness Of said county of Gnnnison
specified in said sectiun lO,- grave and
serious errors Of fact were then and
there committed in the following par
tict,lars. tu-wit:
| Isl. In assuming the Indebtedness
OF said Gunnison county to be a: least
$3.50 900 in excess of what the Com
missloners of said county have since
determined it then. i'll fact, to have